Send Money to Vietnam from Taiwan: A Chinese Phrase Guide

The Monthly Ritual Every Overseas Worker Knows

Every payday, hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese workers across Taiwan line up at Chunghwa Post (中華郵政) to send money to Vietnam from Taiwan. For most, this remittance is the entire reason they left home. Yet the process is terrifying when you cannot read a single word on the forms and the postal clerk is speaking rapid Mandarin. After three years of doing this myself in Taichung, I can tell you: once you know the key phrases, it becomes a five-minute routine. This guide gives you every word you need.

Featured Snippet: Essential Post Office Vocabulary

English	Traditional Chinese	Pinyin
International remittance	國際匯款	Guójì huìkuǎn
Exchange rate	匯率	Huìlǜ
Recipient's name	收款人姓名	Shōukuǎn rén xìngmíng
Transfer fee	手續費	Shǒuxù fèi
Bank account number	銀行帳號	Yínháng zhànghào
Passport / ARC	護照 / 居留證	Hùzhào / Jūliú zhèng

1. Walking In: What to Say at the Counter

When you enter the post office, take a number ticket and wait. When your number is called, approach the counter and say: "我要國際匯款到越南" (Wǒ yào guójì huìkuǎn dào Yuènán) — "I want to send money to Vietnam from Taiwan." The clerk will hand you a form. Do not panic. The key fields are: 收款人姓名 (Recipient Name), 銀行帳號 (Bank Account Number), and 匯款金額 (Remittance Amount).

2. Filling Out the Form: A Field-by-Field Breakdown

The international remittance form can look intimidating if you cannot read Traditional Chinese. Here is a line-by-line guide:

• 匯款人 (Huìkuǎn rén) — Sender: Write YOUR full name as shown on your ARC.
• 收款人 (Shōukuǎn rén) — Recipient: Write the name of the person in Vietnam who will receive the money.
• 收款銀行 (Shōukuǎn yínháng) — Recipient Bank: Write the full bank name (e.g., Vietcombank).
• 帳號 (Zhànghào) — Account Number: The Vietnamese bank account number.
• 金額 (Jīn'é) — Amount: Write the amount in TWD. The clerk will calculate the VND equivalent.

3. Common Questions the Clerk Will Ask

Be prepared for these follow-up questions:

• 「證件給我看一下」 — "Let me see your ID." → Hand over your ARC card.
• 「匯多少？」 — "How much are you sending?" → Reply with the amount: 「兩萬」 (Liǎng wàn = 20,000 TWD).
• 「手續費是兩百元」 — "The handling fee is 200 TWD." → Nod and pay.
• 「大概三天到」 — "It will arrive in about three days."

4. Practice Before You Go with MonChinese

The worst fear is freezing up at the counter because you forgot the right word. MonChinese lets you practice these exact post office scenarios through interactive flashcards before you even walk in. The app's SRS algorithm ensures you review the trickiest terms (like 國際匯款 and 手續費) right before they fade from memory. By the time payday arrives, you will fill out that form with confidence and walk out in five minutes.

Conclusion

Learning to send money to Vietnam from Taiwan independently is a rite of passage. It saves you the broker fees, gives you control over the exchange rate, and most importantly, proves to yourself that you can handle life in a foreign country. Print this guide, practice the phrases, and walk into that post office with confidence.

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